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Installation and Configuration Methods by Deployment Type

You can use any of several different overall methods for installing and configuring Siebel Business Applications software. Use the following information to help you determine which overall method, or combination of methods, is most suitable for your deployment requirements.

• Small to Medium-Sized Deployments
• Medium-Sized Deployments
• Large Deployments
• Installation and Configuration Options

For more information, see Overview of Installing Siebel Business Applications and other relevant topics.

Small to Medium-Sized Deployments

Do you require a small to medium-sized deployment? For smaller deployments, including some test or demonstration deployments, you might require all of the server-based Siebel Business Applications software to be installed on the same computer.

Verify that you have created the database instance (if you do not already have a Siebel database). The Siebel database might be located on the same computer as the Siebel Enterprise Server and the Siebel Application Interface, or on a different computer.

In this scenario, you install the Siebel Enterprise Server components and you install the Siebel Application Interface on the same computer. Siebel Enterprise Server components include Siebel Gateway, Siebel Server, Database Configuration Utilities, EAI Connector, and Siebel Enterprise Cache.

You use the Siebel Enterprise Server installer to install the Siebel Enterprise Server components. Then you use the same installer to install the Siebel Application Interface in a different directory on the same computer.

If you do not have a Siebel database, then you start the Database Configuration Wizard and perform the task to install the Siebel database into the database instance.

After you install the Siebel database, you run Siebel Management Console to configure the components that you installed. You configure Siebel security, the Siebel Gateway, Siebel Enterprise, Siebel Server, Siebel Application Interface, and other modules.

Medium-Sized Deployments

Do you require a medium-sized deployment? Will you install all of the Siebel Enterprise Server components on the same computer? Siebel Enterprise Server components include Siebel Gateway, Siebel Server, Database Configuration Utilities, EAI Connector, and Siebel Enterprise Cache.

Verify that you have created the database instance (if you do not already have a Siebel database). The Siebel database is assumed to be located on a different computer than the computer with Siebel Enterprise Server software.

In this scenario, all of the Siebel Enterprise Server components are to be installed on the same computer, but the Siebel Application Interface is to be installed on a different computer.

You use the Siebel Enterprise Server installer to install the Siebel Enterprise Server components. Then you use the same installer to install the Siebel Application Interface on a different computer.

You can install in GUI mode or use unattended installation. For more information about unattended installation, see Large Deployments.

If you do not have a Siebel database, then you start the Database Configuration Wizard and perform the task to install the Siebel database into the database instance.

After you install the Siebel database, you run Siebel Management Console to configure the components that you installed. You configure Siebel security, the Siebel Gateway, Siebel Enterprise, Siebel Server, Siebel Application Interface, and other modules.

Large Deployments

Do you require a relatively large deployment? Will you use multiple servers to deploy your Siebel Enterprise Server components?

If you must support many users or multiple Siebel Business Applications and have multiple servers available, then you will probably install the Siebel Gateway, Siebel Server, Siebel Application Interface, and the Siebel database on different computers.

A large deployment usually also requires multiple Siebel Servers running on different computers or operating system instances. Each Siebel Server might be configured to run a particular application or set of applications. Or, multiple Siebel Servers might be configured similarly for participation in load balancing. You might also require multiple instances of Siebel Application Interface running on different computers or operating system instances.

Follow the same steps as for a medium-sized deployment. Then install and configure each additional instance of Siebel Server and Siebel Application Interface.

Installation and Configuration Options

This topic is part of Installation and Configuration Methods by Deployment Type.

Options that can help you install and configure Siebel Business Applications software efficiently include:

• Installation and configuration tasks are separate and are performed at different times, optionally by different users. After basic deployment decisions are made, installations can be done under the supervision of administrators who are most familiar with Siebel Business Applications. Such specialized administrators might perform all of the tasks in the Siebel Database Configuration Wizard and the Siebel Management Console.
• You can perform unattended installation or configuration, which can save you time, provide greater flexibility, and reduce error, compared to installing and configuring each installed component manually.
  • For information about unattended installation, see Installing Siebel Business Applications in Unattended Mode.
  • For information about unattended configuration, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications Server Modules.